Abstract
The aim of this article is to analyze the contributions of follow-up programs for socio-educational measures egresses to the construction of a life project. A research was carried out with nine egressing teenagers in two states: Bahia and Rio Grande do Sul. An individual, open interview was performed and the data was analyzed based on Thematic Content Analysis, obtaining later on the following categories: Feelings about the participation in the follow-up programs for socio-educational measures egresses, and the Life Projects of these teenagers. It was identified that the teenagers develop positive feelings about their participation in the follow-up programs, considering them as a possibility for life change by differing from a socio-educational measure for not having a sanctifying dimension. The research concluded that the participation in follow-up programs for SEM egresses represent for the teenagers a possibility to count with the help of technical teams to think through their plans for the future and to acquire the necessary elements to fulfill them.
Keywords:
Socio-educational measures; Teenagers; Egresses; Life project